Local curator Mukut Kalita said it would be a typical T20 wicket which will be full of runs.
In the list of hitting the most number of maximums in T20Is, the sturdy Jamaican is followed by New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum (91 sixes) and Australia’s Shane Watson (83 sixes).
The World XI crumbled against Pakistan's superb ground fielding with three batsmen getting run outs before it was restricted at 150/8 in the third and final T20I in Lahore.
Azam entertained the near-capacity crowd of 25,000 at the Gaddafi Stadium by smashing 86 off 52 balls, hitting 10 fours and two sixes in Pakistan's total of 197/5.
The ICC has sent security experts to monitor the three Twenty20s between Pakistan and the World XI at Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
The South African leg-spinner said he wants to see Pakistan staging international matches once again.
The successful hosting of the PSL final at Lahore earlier this year gave the PCB enough confidence to schedule a T20 series against the World XI in collaboration with the ICC.
The selection pattern would indicate that the top 15, which decimated Sri Lanka, are set to be retained for the Australia series with may be a minor change.
Captain Virat Kohli scored 82 off 54 balls and Manish Pandey struck an unbeaten maiden half-century to propel India to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their only T20I in Colombo.
Captain Virat Kohli scored 82 off 54 balls and Manish Pandey struck an unbeaten maiden half-century to propel India to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the one-off T20I in Colombo.
The BCCI official said the new set of rules will be applicable from the New Zealand series.
Nurse has been named as a replacement for leg-spinner Samuel Badree, who was unavailable due to a prior commitment.
After winning the fifth ODI convincingly against West Indies on Thursday, Team India will eye to finish Caribbean tour on a high with a victory in the one-off T20I on Sunday.
India will take on hosts Sri Lanka in the first Test on July 26 at the Galle International Stadium, Galle.
T20 legend - Chris Gayle will be donning the Caribbean Maroons after a gap 15 months. He last played for West Indies in the final of World T20 against England in Kolkata in 2016.
The big Jamaican has last played an international match for the West Indies in the 2016 World T20 final against England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former South African wicketkeeper-batsman Nic Pothas as the interim coach, he will mentor SL in the upcoming five-match One-day International (ODI) series and one-off Test series against Zimbabwe.
Hosts England beat South Africa by 19 runs in the third and final T20 international, clinches series by 2-1.
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